Soil is very important in civil engineering constructions. The poor engineering properties of the local soils may present many difficulties for construction and therefore need to improve their engineering properties. Stabilization techniques can be used to improve the properties of soil. Soil stabilization improves various engineering properties e.g. bearing capacity, compressibility, strength, and various other properties of soil. In this study the impact of Marble Dust to improve the strength of soil.The effect of varying percentage of marble dust with sisal fiber on properties of Expansive Soil. Nilesh Madhukarrao Belorkar | Prof. Afzal Khan "Study on Stabilization of Expansive Soil by using Marble Dust with Sisal Fiber" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50161.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/50161/study-on-stabilization-of-expansive-soil-by-using-marble-dust-with-sisal-fiber/nilesh-madhukarrao-belorkar

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Study on Stabilization of Expansive Soil
by using Marble Dust with Sisal Fiber
Nilesh Madhukarrao Belorkar1
, Prof. Afzal Khan2
1
M. Tech Scholar, 2
Professor,
1,2
Department of Civil Engineering, Millennium Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
ABSTRACT
Soil is very important in civil engineering constructions. The
poor engineering properties of the local soils may present many
difficulties for construction and therefore need to improve their
engineering properties. Stabilization techniques can be used to
improve the properties of soil.
Soil stabilization improves various engineering properties e.g.
bearing capacity, compressibility, strength, and various other
properties of soil. In this study the impact of Marble Dust to
improve the strength of soil.
The effect of varying percentage of marble dust with sisal fiber
on properties of Expansive Soil.
How to cite this paper: Nilesh
Madhukarrao Belorkar | Prof. Afzal
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INTRODUCTION
Expansive soil is found in the central part of the
country. It is found in the state of Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. This soil has been formed
from basalt or traps and contains the clay minerals
montmorillonite. Basically the black cotton soil has
fine-grained clay particles which cause a massive
change in volume with change in moisture conditions,
i.e. it swells excessively when wet and shrinks during
dry period. Hence black cotton soil is also known as
expansive soil.
Marble dust
Marble has been commonly used as a building
material since the ancient times. Consequently,
Marble waste as a by-product is a very important
material which requires adequate environmental
disposal effort. In addition, recycling waste without
proper management can result in environmental
problems greater than the waste itself.
Marble dust is a waste product formed during the
production of marble. A large quantity of powder is
generated during the cutting process. The result is that
about 25% of the original marble mass is lost in the
form of dust. Leaving these waste materials to the
environment directly can cause environmental
problems such as increase in the soil alkalinity,
affects the plants, affects the human body etc.
Sisal fibers
A large part of Central India and a portion of South
India are covered with Expansive soils. These soils
have high swelling and shrinkage characteristics and
extremely low CBR value and shear strength. Hence,
there is need for improvement of these properties.
The present study is aimed at determining the
behavior of Expansive soil reinforced with
Sisal fiber in a random manner. The soil used is a
type of Expansive soil collected. The fibers are cut to
different lengths (1.5cm to 3.0cm) and mixed
randomly with soil in varying percentages 0.50% by
dry weight of soil and compacted to maximum dry
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density at optimum moisture content. The test results
indicate a reduction in the maximum dry density and
the optimum moisture content of soil due to the
addition of sisal fiber.
Objectives
The objectives of the research are outlined below:
To study the combined effect of varying
percentage of optimum quantity of Marble dust
and optimum quantity of Sisal Fiber on properties
of Soil.
Results
Modified Proctor’s Test Results for Soil MD mix with different fiber concentration and fiber.
The changes in properties are also very high and MDD value achieved is up to 1.97gm/cc
at fiber concentration of 0.50 percent.
Figure 1: MDD and OMC graph for 0.50 percent fiber and 20 percent MD mixed with B.C Soil
From the analysis of results presented in Table 5.5, it is evaluated that there is gain in change & results are
slightly lower than previous maintained. From these last outcomes, it is evaluated that rate of increment in
engineering properties of mix or combination is high, but after that properties get lowered down. Thus, outcome
is that the fiber concentration where highest result is obtained is at 0.5% Fiber + 20 % MD + Expansive soil
sample.
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test
The CBR Tests were executed out on clayey soil (B.C Soil), Clayey Soil treated with altered percentages of
marble dust ranges from 0 % to 20 %, then Soil- marble dust mix with altered fiber concentration 0.50 %
and then soil- marble dust -fiber mix. The tests were executed out by static compaction after four days soaking in
water
CBR Test Results for Clayey Soil, Clayey Soil treated with varied percentage of MD
Figure 2: CBR graph for Clayey Soil, Clayey Soil treated with Marble dust

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At 20 % MD .50% Fibre mix with B.C soil, CBR value of soil gets increased from 1.68 to 4.79 at OMC of
16.84 % and MDD of 1.97gm/cm3.
Combined results .50% fiber with 20 percent MD in B.C Soil
Properties 20% MD + B.C Soil + 0.50% Sisal Fiber
M.D.D. (gm/cc) 1.97
O.M.C. (%) 16.84
CBR (%) (Soaked) 6.96
Conclusion-
Based on the experimental investigation the following
conclusion is given within the limitation of the test
result.
Soaked CBR value of 20% marble dust mixed
soil raises up to 0.50% fiber content and after this
value starts decreasing.
In above study, Expansive soil was used and
favorable quantity of Marble dust and Sisal fiber
are 20% and 0.50 % respectively for achieving
maximum soaked CBR.
Future scope of work
In Further different fibers as reinforcing &
treating with other chemicals like lime bitumen &
other mixtures & also studying the changed
Physico-mechanical & chemical properties of
Expansive soil.
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